CVE-2020-4766 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru versions 2.1 and 9.2. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending malformed MQ data requests, leading to resource exhaustion and service disruption. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_internet_pass-thru:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_internet_pass-thru:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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